Multiple people linked to Cuban medical scheme now face U.S. sanctions
Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department on Wednesday imposed visa restrictions on foreign government officials accused of assisting the Cuban regime in a…
Britain begins detaining ‘small boat’ migrants to send back to France
Britain began detaining migrants arriving on small boats from France under a deal in which one migrant who arrives without permission is returned for each…
Judge hears about ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ environmental concerns
Aug. 6 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday heard arguments from two groups seeking an injunction to halt the operation and further…
Justice Department publishes list of 35 ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions
Aug. 6 (UPI) -- The Justice Department has published a list of 35 so-called sanctuary jurisdictions as it plans to sue them amid the Trump…
Judge halts Trump’s termination of TPS for Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua
Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A federal judge has ruled to postpone the Trump administration's termination of deportation protections for tens of thousands of migrants from…
U.S. border officials: Our work balances ‘enforcement with empathy’
July 29 (UPI) -- In a time when many Americans disapprove of current U.S. immigration efforts, officials at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on…
U.S. signs agreement to help Argentina re-enter Visa Waiver Program
July 28 (UPI) -- The Trump administration finalized a plan Monday that will help Argentina reinstate visa-free travel for its citizens. Argentina's re-entry to the…
DOJ sues NYC over sanctuary city policies
July 25 (UPI) -- The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against New York City, challenging its so-called sanctuary city policies, as the Trump administration…
DHS inspector general: 448,000 unaccompanied kids transferred under Biden
Joseph Cuffari, inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security, prepares to testify to the House Subcommittee on Law Enforcement on Wednesday on Capital Hill…
Iranian LSU students released after ‘ruse’ arrest
1 of 3 | Two Iranian graduate students in Louisiana have been released from U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement custody after their lawyers took issue…
Arms trafficking in Colombia threatens Petro’s ‘Total Peace’ strategy
July 18 (UPI) -- Colombia's government this week introduced a new protocol to monitor firearms used by private security companies, aiming to prevent their diversion…
Lawmakers debate using taxpayer funds for migrant aid at border hearing
As Rep. Bennie Thompson (C), D-Miss., speaks, a staffer displays a poster showing Republican lawmakers who previously voted in favor of funding non-governmental organizations during…
Trump admin. deports migrants to Eswatini
July 16 (UPI) -- The Trump administration has deported five migrants convicted of violent crimes to the African nation of Eswatini, the Department of Homeland…
Pentagon recalls 2K National Guard troops from Los Angeles
July 16 (UPI) -- The Trump administration has recalled 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles, where they were deployed by President Donald Trump last…
Judge momentarily stops Trump from ending TPS for Afghans
July 15 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from stripping deportation protections from thousands of Afghans in the country.…
Judge blocks random immigration raids in LA
July 12 (UPI) -- A federal judge in California issued two restraining orders blocking federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from conducting random detentions of…
Palestinian Columbia student activist Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration for ICE detention
July 11 (UPI) -- Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for 104 days has filed a complaint against the…
Federal agents clash with demonstrators at California cannabis farm
July 10 (UPI) -- Federal agents clashed with demonstrators during an immigration enforcement operation in an agricultural area of southern California on Thursday. The incident…
Man arrested after Michigan motel fight says he’s member of MS-13
July 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Border Patrol agents in Detroit arrested two men in the United States illegally over the past weekend, one of whom…
Bass condemns Trump’s troop deployment to LA park as ‘un-American’
July 8 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has criticized the federal government as "un-American" over its deployment of U.S. troops to MacArthur Park…